Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Loading up the December Fun (Part 2)

Hosting the Loveland Coffee staff party at our house is a yummy excuse to get together and love on those that make our business what it is!
I usually make them play silly games and with our kids there this year, they jumped in on it as well.
And presents of course!
So thankful for this crew! I think next year we will have outgrown our home with the additional staff to come.
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One of my favorite programs at the library with Porkchop productions!
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Christmas party at our Chiropractor's office includes a pic with Santa (someone may not have been that excited about such).
Shiloh always loves to chat it up with Santa.
She often spends some time with him and is very engaged in the process (even though my kids have always known he isn't "real").
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When your super excited about finishing your dinner (or just like making silly faces)...
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New glasses for the girls!
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Ezra was excited to come home with a Christmas gift from his teachers...
(It was, also, pajama day at school.)
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Then I heard about a "Candy Cane Hunt" at a park awhile away, but I thought it would be fun and worth the drive.
The hunt turned out to be candy canes of various sizes placed around a baseball field.
Not my idea of fun but at least it was sunny.
This will not make it on our traditions list.
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My mom had all the grands over for a cookie decorating day, and they brought home many of the treasures!
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Now that all the kids are old enough, we enjoy a game of Uno from time to time!
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My sister, Lauren, hosted us at where we had another go at gingerbread houses with some new friends.
It was fun night all around.
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I had to laugh when Ezra showed off his "muscles" thanks to his sister helping him to stuff his costume with pillows.
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We got a special gift dropped off from a neighbor...
We had met them just once during the kids lemonade stand this summer.
But they were so touched from the kids that they wanted to pass on the love!  Such a gift!
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Sunny December days need to be documented!
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The kids favorite house to drive by this month and we do so often!  They had a board to sign which they kids were excited to do!
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After Christmas and the business of this past year....
 I would say that we were pretty worn out!

Loading up the December Fun (Part 1)

December is always such a busy month and we so enjoy doing all the little extra things!
This month at the library the kids made winter bird feeders.
Always extra fun when we see friends there.
And fun for momma that the mess isn't at my house.
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A sweet friend's birthday celebration!
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Caroling in the front yard on a beautiful afternoon to the cars that drove by.
I'm not sure if any really noticed but I thought it was precious!
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Full tween mode here (80's style).
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The kids love getting mail...
and a special bonus when there is a little money inside!
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Back at the library for gingerbread house decorating.
I'm always glad when Beach can join us, as creating the house itself is not my strong suit!
The kids all enjoyed decorating their own house with their own style...
The girls were happy with their end results (Ezra, on the other hand, had a meltdown when his fell on the floor and broke....thus, no picture).
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One of our business connections, an amazing new brewery uses our coffee in one of their most popular beers.
We enjoyed an evening with friends at one of their events!
Got a tour of the brewery from the owner, which is always great to hear from his perspective!
Drinks strait from the tap from the brewmaster.
Glad to have our buddies with us for a fun night at Steal Hands!
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Some days I wish I could just bottle up and keep forever!
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The traditional drive through Nativity scene where the kids are thrilled to be able to get out of their seats for a closer look!
They do a fantastic job and I know there must be a ton of work that goes in to it all!
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Checking off appointments for my littles, this time a trip up to Greenville for my Zoe!